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Dr. Marcia Rioux
Disability Rights
Promotion
International
(DRPI)
Presented at:
A collaborative five-year project
Zero Project
to increase employment for Conference,
men and women with Vienna, 2017
disabilities in India, Nepal and
Bangladesh by working with
employers and job seekers with
disabilities
DRPI AWARE Vision
• Create Sustainable Transformation
u Inclusive employment practices
embedded in the labour market
u Long term improved
employment outcomes
• Key Strategies:
u Building knowledge
u Bridging the gap
u Bolstering success stories
Why Include People with Disabilities?
Legal Social Economic
u UN Convention on u Benefits of an u Growth in consumer
the Rights of inclusive society demand
Persons with u Corporate u Reduced income
Disabilities citizenship inequality
u National regulations u Diverse workforces
and requirements
u Cost of exclusion
Losses to
National GDP
Bangladesh –
Competitive exclusion
disadvantage results in loss
of US$891
million/year
The Cost of
Exclusion
Nepal -
Magnifies loss
Reduces of labour
labour pool market
because of out-
migration
Economic
Limits disparity -
workplace Reduction of
diversity country health
status
The Cost of Exclusion
Losses to National GDP
Macro
Bangladesh – exclusion results in loss of US$891 million/year
Nepal - Magnifies loss of labour market because of out-migration
Economic disparity - Reduction of country health status
Limits workplace diversity
Micro
Reduces labour pool
Competitive disadvantage
Discourages customers
Lessons
• Avoiding Disincentives
u Need for training
u Precarious jobs have to be
avoided
• Building Incentives
u The importance of the
business case
u Societal barriers
u Job matching is key to
making it work
u Adjusting the workplace
dynamics
Employers Have Told Us…
• They do on-the-job training
• CVs important but not necessarily a deciding factor
• Job Fairs have a down-side
u A sustainable and viable hiring model needed
u Ongoing relationships are key to meeting
challenges as they ariseSustainable, Viable Model Means a Win-Win
Job Seeker Job Task
Skills Analysis AnalysisEngaging Employers • Understanding & responding to the hiring needs of employers • Connecting with Chamber of Commerce and HR Associations • Building Employer Councils & awarding inclusive employers
Job Seeker’s Skills Identified
ü Determining transferable
skills of the job seeker
ü Matching skills of job
seekers with available
jobs through engaged
employers
ü Matching the “skills”
without making disability
a criterionJob Task Analysis
• Understand the hidden tasks of the job
• Job familiarity
u Review job description
u Meet with the employer
u Site visits
u Job process – requirements
u Develop accommodation plansRight Candidate for the Job
Develop and
maintain
relationships
Help job seekers identify
Support the employer job opportunities that
to create an inclusive match their skills &
work environment interests
Link the job opening
with the job seekerConclusion
• Hiring workers with disabilities
makes good business sense and
meets human rights commitments
• Social justice mind-set leads to
workplace diversity and innovation
• Impact
u 160 people with disabilities
hired
u Workplaces are becoming
more inclusive
u People with disabilities are
experiencing their right to
employmentRegional Allies
Swadhikaar Center for Bangladesh Protibandhi Kallyan
Disabilities, India Somity, Bangladesh
National Federation of Subhi Association for
the Disabled, Nepal Women with Disabilities
Email: drpi@yorku.ca
Website: drpi.research.yorku.ca
Project undertaken with financial support of the Government of Canada
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